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The Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer edition clearly and quite justifiably soaked up all the spotlight within Xiaomi’s latest flagship lineup. However, as the smoke clears, the value Mi 8 SE is the one gathering fan gazes, left and right. Indeed, on paper, it offers quite the package, without breaking the bank. In some ways, it’s…

The Samsung Galaxy Note8 officially costs $750 in the US, but deals have pushed this price as low as $620. That’s still a bit high, though, an eBay seller with the cheeky name of “never-msrp” is selling new units at $533. These are unlocked dual SIM phones with Exynos – note that this means only…

HTC is reportedly working on a phone dubbed “Imagine Life” – aka HTC U12 Life (U12’s code name was Imagine). We saw the same move last year with the U11 Life, a mid-range phone that borrowed some elements from the U11 flagship, but the name was more for marketing than actual flagship features. This year…

Google Chrome team has just released new versions of the browser for Desktop and for Android. The PC variant brings “Not Secure” for all HTTP pages, while the mobile version comes with a fix against the Spectre vulnerability. The smartphone browser also gets a horizontal tab switcher that looks like the Android P Recent menu.…

After a disappointing first quarter this year, the Chinese market starts to make a slow recovery. Q1 in 2018 marked a 21% decrease in sales YoY while Q2 shows only 8% decline. But while the whole market isn’t doing all that well, Huawei is making some crazy gains. In Q2 this year, the Chinese tech…